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SUMMARY:First Friday Feathers Bird Walk at Kelly Park
DESCRIPTION:Join Chuck Baskin and others as they explore Kelley Park in Arlington on the first Friday of every month. Chuck asked that everyone meet him at the parking lot at the end of Creekside Drive. (from Arkansas Lane\, turn north on Woodside Dr.\, then east on Creekside. The walk is usually 2 hours\, depending on how birdy it is. Bring water and snacks if needed. Easy walking on mostly paved trails. \nStart time for June through September is 7:30 AM \nStart Time for October through May is 8:30 AM \nClick here for a PDF with trip details.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/first-friday-feathers-bird-walk-at-kelly-park/2025-12-05/
LOCATION:Kelley Park\, 4195 W. Arkansas Lane in Arlington\, 4195 W. Arkansas Lane\, Arlington\, TX
CATEGORIES:Local Bird Walks
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SUMMARY:JW Dunlop Sports Center Park with Jim Sipiora
DESCRIPTION:Join Jim Sipiora for a bird walk around Dunlop Park and along the wooded habitat on NW Green Oaks Blvd and N. Fielder Road. Jim plans to lead this walk until the Village Creek Drying Beds (VCDB) reopens.  \nMeet the group in the parking lot directly across from the VCDB entrance. Start time is 7:30 AM. Targeted birds will be winter visitors and possible sightings of water fowl in flight over the beds.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/jw-dunlop-sports-center-park-with-jim-sipiora/2025-12-10/
LOCATION:J.W. Dunlop Sports Center\, 1500 NW Green Oaks Blvd.\, Arlington\, 76012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Bird Walks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251211T190000
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SUMMARY:December 2025 General Meeting: The Nature of Arctic Birds presented by Jean Iron
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, December 11th for our last General Meeting of 2025. \n We will also be hosting a Special Activity tonight! Joy Havner suggested a Bird Shirt Showdown. Wear your best (G-rated please) bird shirt\, Christmas themed if you have it. We want to see those shirts from those joining us virtually as well. \nThe program is The Nature of Arctic Birds\, presented by Jean Iron. Arctic birds have a special attraction for birders and many are amongst our most sought-after species. In this presentation\, Jean will take us north to the Arctic to look at birds whose exceptional endurance and lifestyle are determined by the relentless forces of nature. Physical adaptations of Arctic birds\, their colour schemes\, short breeding season\, populations\, and impressive migrations\, including the swimming migration of Thick-billed Murres\, are characteristics that Jean will highlight with photos. \nThis will be both a live in-person meeting with our speaker joinng us on Zoom.  \nJean is a well-known Ontario birder. She was president of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) for nine years and editor of its newsletter for 14. In 2016\, she received the OFO Distinguished Ornithologist Award.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/december-2025-general-meeting-the-nature-of-arctic-birds-presented-by-jean-iron/
LOCATION:The University of North Texas Health & Science Center\, Research and Education Building\, Room 100\, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:General Meeting
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SUMMARY:Foster Park Bird Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join Jean Ferguson at Foster Park on the second Saturday of every month. \nThe park is located at Trail Lake Dr. in south Fort Worth. This is Ft. Worth Audubon’s longest running monthly field trip! This is a great field trip for both beginning and experienced bird watchers as this linear trail attracts many migrants thanks to a small stream and wooded canopy. Easy walking on paved trails. The walk usually lasts 1 to 2 hours.  \nStart Time for June through September is 7:30 AM.\nStart time for October through May is 8:30 AM. \nDress for the current weather conditions\, and bring water and snacks if wanted. \nClick here for a PDF with details for this walk.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/foster-park-bird-walk/2025-12-13/
LOCATION:Foster Park\, located on Trail Lake Drive at South Dr. in Fort Worth\, Fort Worth\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Bird Walks
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SUMMARY:Observations at Elmer Oliver Park\, Mansfield
DESCRIPTION:Join leader Jennifer Cross to explore Elmer W. Oliver Park in Mansfiel\, TX. The bird walk is held on the third Tuseday of the months September through May. Start time is 8:30 AM and usually goes to 10:30 AM. Oliver Park is located at 1650 Matlock Rd. in Mansfield. \nClick here for a PDF with walk details.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/observations-at-oliver-park-mansfield/2025-12-16/
LOCATION:Oliver Nature Park\, 1650 Matlock Rd.\, Mansfield\, TX\, 76063\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Bird Walks
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SUMMARY:67th Annual Fort Worth Christmas Bird Count
DESCRIPTION:Come out and join one of 18 teams that conduct the annual Fort Worth Christmas Bird Count (CBC.) This is the 126th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count\, and the 67th time FWAS participated. Contact Michael Perez\, Count Leader\, and he will help you join one of the teams. \nA CBC may sound daunting to the inexperienced birder\, but it is actually a great way to improve birding skills and learn from the more experienced birders in our chapter. EXTRA EYES are the most helpful tool when participating in a bird count. Not knowledge of bird species. \nThe Fort Worth CBC is a count circle centered NW of downtown Fort Worth in White Settlement (near the intersection of Clifford St. And Comal Ave.) The resulting 15-mile diameter circle allows teams to look for birds on the south shore of Eagle Mountain Lake\, the north shore of Lake Benbrook\, the grassland prairie on ranches near the Parker county line\, and the many city parks in downtown Fort Worth. There are 18 tems in all.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/67th-annual-fort-worth-christmas-bird-count/
LOCATION:Texas
CATEGORIES:Bird Count
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SUMMARY:26th Annual Village Creek Drying Beds Christmas Bird Count
DESCRIPTION:Come out and join one of our teams to conduct the annual Village Creek Drying Beds (VCDB) Christmas Bird Count (CBC.) This is the 126th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count\, and the 26th time FWAS participated at VCDB. Contact avianadmin@fwas.org\, and we will connect you with the Count Leader Gabriele Saleh. She will help you join one of the teams. \nA CBC may sound daunting to the inexperienced birder\, but it is actually a great way to improve birding skills and learn from the more experienced birders in our chapter. EXTRA EYES are the most helpful tool when participating in a bird count. Not knowledge of bird species. \nThe Village Creek Drying Beds CBC is a count circle centered at the drying beds on Green Oaks Blvd. in north Arlington. The resulting 15-mile diameter circle allows teams to look for birds on the south end of DFW airport\, the Colleyville Nature Center\, the many city parks in H-E-B\, and the many city parks in Arlington including Lake Arlington\, Village Breek Natural Area\, and habitat along the West Fork Trinity River over to Irving/Grand Prairie. There are only 7 to 8 teams tems in all. But we would love to add more to cover additional parks in this urban environment.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/26th-annual-village-creek-drying-beds-christmas-bird-count/
LOCATION:Texas
CATEGORIES:Bird Count
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SUMMARY:Trinity Trails Bird Walk (now a monthly walk!)
DESCRIPTION:Join Tom Haase and Jean Ferguson on the 4th Sunday from September thru May (2026)\, at 8:30 AM for the field trip visiting the Trinity Trails walk along the Clear Fork Trinity River. \nMeeting place: The walk will begin on Bellaire Drive on/near the bridge crossing the tributary/path leading to the Trinity River. Parking is available all along the street leading up to the bridge. If you would like to arrive early for coffee\, there is a Starbucks located at the Trinity Commons Shopping Area back on Hulen Street.  \nClick here for a PDF with trip details \nNOTE:  The start times might change as the year progresses. Check the Event’s Calendar.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/trinity-trails-bird-walk/2025-12-28/
LOCATION:Trinity Trails / Clearfork Trinity\,  Fort Worth\, 3000 S. Hulen St.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Bird Walks
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